public sector, innovation and intellectual property
NHS TrusTECH® Chairman Part time
TrusTECH® is centred in Manchester but with bases in Liverpool and Preston. It was set up to audit, protect and develop the Intellectual Property developed by the staff of the NHS in the North West Area. This includes medical devices, bioscience and related technologies. TrusTECH also assists in exploitation of the identified technology through licenses, joint ventures or start up enterprises. It is one of a number of NHS regional intellectual property innovation "hubs".
Activities of TrusTECH in 2011 include
• Provision of various training courses in connection with intellectual property and its management for NHS staff.
• Identifying innovations within the NHS which save costs, improve patient care or address other issues, and promoting these across the NHS system.
• Organising an annual innovation competition across the region.
• Providing "proof of concept funding" to develop promising innovations created by NHS staff and organisations.
• The commercial services department of TrusTECH provides a focal point for SME companies wishing to work with the NHS, particularly those companies wishing to prove the efficacy of their products in the NHS market.
• In 2008 TrusTECH managed the Smart solutions for HCAI project. Various non-traditional NHS suppliers were invited to identify technologies which might reduce hospital acquired infections. Over 240 technologies were reviewed, and trials have been undertaken of the most promising. In 2011 Smart Solutions for Healthcare will be addressing two new healthcare priority areas - Cardiovascular Disease and Long Term Conditions For further details see www.smartsolutionsforhc.co.uk/
• MIMIT - Manchester Integrating Medical Innovative Technologies - TrusTECH promoted and actively supports this franchise with the University of Boston. It is designed to pinpoint medical technology problems, identify a specialist team to address the problems and then project manage the team to solve the identified issues.
• Increasingly we recognise the need for better international co-operation and benchmarking. We are working actively with Australian companies, have quoted for business in India and the Middle East, and have international links across Europe.
• TrusTECH is one of the leading partners in a cross Europe healthcare project, which is presently seeking a European funding grant.
See website www.trustech.org.uk which gives more details of the above.
TrusTECH works very closely with the MedTECH centre, see website www.medtechcentre.co.uk. MedTECH provides various services including incubation and commercial development opportunities for companies with medical devices and other products suitable for NHS applications.
In 2011 TRUSTECH SMART HEALTHCARE VENTURES LIMITED was established to work alongside TrusTECH. As a VAT registered SME under the control and management of TrusTECH, the company will able to undertake activities that TrusTECH would find difficult.
TrusTECH will be moving into purpose designed new premises in 2012/2013 and heads of terms have been agreed. It is expected that the MedTECH Centre will also move into this location adjacent to TrusTECH.
TrusTECH® is centred in Manchester but with bases in Liverpool and Preston. It was set up to audit, protect and develop the Intellectual Property developed by the staff of the NHS in the North West Area. This includes medical devices, bioscience and related technologies. TrusTECH also assists in exploitation of the identified technology through licenses, joint ventures or start up enterprises. It is one of a number of NHS regional intellectual property innovation "hubs".
Activities of TrusTECH in 2011 include
• Provision of various training courses in connection with intellectual property and its management for NHS staff.
• Identifying innovations within the NHS which save costs, improve patient care or address other issues, and promoting these across the NHS system.
• Organising an annual innovation competition across the region.
• Providing "proof of concept funding" to develop promising innovations created by NHS staff and organisations.
• The commercial services department of TrusTECH provides a focal point for SME companies wishing to work with the NHS, particularly those companies wishing to prove the efficacy of their products in the NHS market.
• In 2008 TrusTECH managed the Smart solutions for HCAI project. Various non-traditional NHS suppliers were invited to identify technologies which might reduce hospital acquired infections. Over 240 technologies were reviewed, and trials have been undertaken of the most promising. In 2011 Smart Solutions for Healthcare will be addressing two new healthcare priority areas - Cardiovascular Disease and Long Term Conditions For further details see www.smartsolutionsforhc.co.uk/
• MIMIT - Manchester Integrating Medical Innovative Technologies - TrusTECH promoted and actively supports this franchise with the University of Boston. It is designed to pinpoint medical technology problems, identify a specialist team to address the problems and then project manage the team to solve the identified issues.
• Increasingly we recognise the need for better international co-operation and benchmarking. We are working actively with Australian companies, have quoted for business in India and the Middle East, and have international links across Europe.
• TrusTECH is one of the leading partners in a cross Europe healthcare project, which is presently seeking a European funding grant.
See website www.trustech.org.uk which gives more details of the above.
TrusTECH works very closely with the MedTECH centre, see website www.medtechcentre.co.uk. MedTECH provides various services including incubation and commercial development opportunities for companies with medical devices and other products suitable for NHS applications.
In 2011 TRUSTECH SMART HEALTHCARE VENTURES LIMITED was established to work alongside TrusTECH. As a VAT registered SME under the control and management of TrusTECH, the company will able to undertake activities that TrusTECH would find difficult.
TrusTECH will be moving into purpose designed new premises in 2012/2013 and heads of terms have been agreed. It is expected that the MedTECH Centre will also move into this location adjacent to TrusTECH.